So, in reality every month your moving close and closer to sucking out months/years of profits via items aging out, cap-x coming to bear. 

Misled by gurus on YouTube hyping how people JUST LIKE THEM with no capital, experience or real estate education, can join his mentorship and make these incredibly profitable deals.  

Ultimately, a “win-win” keeps your tenant profitable while ensuring you’re not underpricing your asset.As for notice periods, definitely check your local regs, from what I’ve heard.

The people who never ran properties in B or C area always scream about how bad idea it is but you can make an incredibly profitable listing in those if you know how to manage it.

Often times you will pay much more in taxes than if you pulled the money out, paid the taxes and penalty and then started investing in real estate.For example, with the financing you mentioned, the IRA must pay taxes on the portion of the profit earned by financing. 

You'll make a much healthier return on your investment that way.If you simply want to buy a home and rent it out longterm, Elk Grove and Roseville are both considered more high-end suburbs and have appreciated significantly over the last decade.

And many are very profitable with scale.  

Who noted that we simply have a porous basement wall, like every other basement wall from that time period.

Maintenance costs are a huge factor in the profitability, or not of any investment property. 

I believe many believe they can assemble a team of realtor, contractor, property manager and lender and become profitable.